British Royal Jewels: The Russian Kokoshnik Tiara - 1888 by Garrard Jewelers: a gift to Princess Alexandra, Princess of Wales from Lady Salisbury on behalf of 365 peeresses of the United Kingdom. Alexandra had requested that the tiara be in the fashionable design of a Russian girl's headdress, a kokoshnik. It is made up of 61 platinum bars and encrusted with 488 diamonds, the largest of which are 3.25 carats each.
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